A limnological profile of the upper okavango delta at low water level

Southern African Journal of Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 21-33

  Hart, Rob C ^a  

^a RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Biotopes; Ecological processes; Okavango; Subtropical wetlands; Swamps; Water chemistry; Zooplankton

Indexed keywords

EID: 85007101224     PISSN: 10183469     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10183469.1997.9631398     Document Type: Article

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